Beverage-shaker.



W. G. BARKER.

BEVERAGE SHAKER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAE. 1, 1912.

1,042,7 51. Patented Oct. 29, 1912.

Witnesses 5 Inventor A ttorneys.

UnrrED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTER G.BABKEB,"0F NEW YORK N. Y., ASSIGNORTO S. STERNAU BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A GOPABTNERSHIP.

Specification of Letters man.

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Patented Oct. 29,1912.

Application filed March 1, 1912. Serial No. 680,975.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER G. BARKER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Beverage-Shaker, of which the following is a specification.

The object I have in viewis the production of a beverage shaker particularly for mixing iced beverages such as lemona'des,

cocktails, etc., which will facilitate pouring the beverage after it is shaken.

A further object is to produce a device which will be kept closed during the shaking operation.

An additional object is to produce a device which may be readily separated for cleaning purposes.

These and further objects will more fully appear from the following specification and accompanying drawings, considered together or separately.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a section through the upper part, on the line 33 of Fig. 1, the orifices being shown in closed position. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 2, the orifices being shown in open position.

In all of the views, like parts are designated by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a receptacle, which may be made of metal, glass, or any other suitable substance. The receptacle is inclosed by-a cover 2. The cover is provided with a circular neck 3. It is also preferably, but not necessarily, provided with a screen 4:. The cover is inclosed by a cap 5. This cap has a circular bottom portion which closely engages with the cylindrical neck 3. The neck 3 is provided with an emptying or pouring opening 6. The cap 5 is provided with an emptying opening 7. These openings are preferably of the same size and are so located that when the cap is rotated upon the neck, the two openings may be brought into coincidence. In order to facilitate the pouring of the contents of the receptacle through the openings when they preferably, though not necessarily, provided with a spout 8." This spout is located adjacent to the opening 7. For the purpose of permitting entrance of air when the conare in coincidence, the cap is tents of the receptacle are being poured out,-ax 1 air vent-isprovided. This air vent comprises an opening 9 in the neck, and an opemng 10 in the cap. These two openlngs are so arranged that they are inalinement when the twopouring openings. are in alinement.

In order to determine the alinement of'the .openmgs, and also to insure'the openings being closed by a suflicient extent of rotation of the cap, upon the neck, an 'alining device is provided. In the device chosen for illustration it comprises an ear 11, formed upon the neck, and a notch 12, formed on the cap. The peri heral length of the notch is such that it wil permit a sufficient extent of rotation of the cap upon the neck to bring the pouring openings in alinement,

when rotated in one direction, and to bring them in such position that the openings will be closed by the cap or neck when it is rotated in the other direction.

For the purpose of more readily facilitating the turning of the cap or its removal from the neck, the upper edge of the cap is provided with knurled notches 13. p

The device as described may be modified, and the dimensions and configurations illustrated may be departed from; the structure shown being solely for the purpose of illustration.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described the principle of my invention, together with the apparatus which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but I desire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is merely illustrative and that the invention can be carried out in other ways.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let-- ters Patent, is

1. A beverage shaker having a cover and a rotatable cap, each having an opening which may be brought in coincidence by relative rotary movement of said cap and cover.

2. A beverage shaker having a cover, a rotatable cap therefor, pouring openings which are brought into coincidence by relative'movement of the cap and cover, and air vents which are simultaneously brought in coincidence by such rotary movement.

3. A beverage shaker comprising a cover, a rotatable cap therefor, pouring openings which may be brought in coincidence by a relative rotary movenent of the cap and cover, and a limiting stop for defining the position of the parts when the openings are In coincidence.

4. A beverage shaker having a cover, a rotatable cap thereon, a pouring opening in the cover, a pouring opening in the cap, and a spout on the cap, adjacent to the pouring opening therein, the said cap being rotatably mounted on the cover so that the two openings may be brought into coincidence by a relative rotary movement of the cap and cover.

5. A beverage shaker having a cover and a cylindrical neck thereon, a pouring open-= ing in the neck, a stop on the neck, a cover rotatably mounted on the neck, said cover havm a pouring opening ada ted to be broug t into coincidence with t e opening 2;-

two pouring openings will be in coincidence. 25

This specification signed and witnessed this 24 day of February, 1912.

WALTER G. BARKER.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH F. STEEGMULLER, P. B. then. 

